What types of pets does TAM allow?

Can I bring my pet in the cabin with me?

Can I check my pet as baggage?

Is there cargo service?

What are the fees?

For flights within Brazil, a fee of ninety reais (R$ 90,00) + (weight of the kennel and the animal multiplied by the value corresponding to 0.5% of the published full fare).

For international flights, a fee of US$ 50.00 + the applicable excess baggage fee + taxes for destinations that use the weight system will be charged. For destinations that use the piece system, a fee corresponding of 2 excess luggage fees will be charged.

What are the weight/size limits?

For in-cabin, the total weight of the kennel + animal should not exceed 10 kg/22lbs

AIRCRAFT

QUANTITY

CLASS

DIMENSIONS OF THE KENNEL (cm/pol)

LENGTH

WIDTH

HEIGHT

A 319

3

Economic-3

36cm/14,1in

33cm/12,9in

25cm/9,8in

A 320

3

Economic-2

36cm/14,1in

33cm/12,9in

25cm/9,8in

Business-1

A 321

3

Economic-3

36cm/14,1in

33cm/12,9in

25cm/9,8in

A 330

4

Economic-2

36cm/14,1in

33cm/12,9in

25cm/9,8in

B 767

B 777

Business-2

A 340

For pets as checked baggage:

AIRCRAFT

Length (cm)

Breadth (cm)

Height (cm)

F100 (JJ/PZ)

94

64

61

A319

94

64

61

A320

94

64

61

A330

94

64

61

MD11

94

64

61

Weight: Animals weighing up to 40kg (including the Kennel), are accepted as dispatched baggage, regardless of the gear.Note: Domestic animals exceeding the maximum weight and measures stipulated above shall be transported as cargo.

Maximum quantity of AVIH per aircraft:

AIRCRAFT

Quantity of AVIH

F100 (TAM)

2

F100 (TAM MERCOSUL)

1

A319

2

A320

2

A330

3

MD11

3

What else should I know?

For international flights, operated by TAM (except to London), domestic animals, such as dogs and cats, are accepted inside the passenger’s cabin at the Business and Economy Class. Domestic animals are not allowed in First Class.

Anti-rabies Vaccination Certificate for animals over 3 months old, stating the name of the manufacturing laboratory, the vaccine type and the the lot number is required. This vaccine must have been given between 30 days up to to one year before the departure (animals under three months of age not yet vaccinated must present authorization from veterinarian).

Health certificate issued by the veterinarian. The certificate is valid for 10 days from its issue date.

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